New Technology in Real Estate
...or, How Many Brokers Does it Take to Install a Piece of Hardware?
The answer may depend upon the age of the Broker. How does that saying go? If you want to know how to operate an electronic device ask your grandchild.
While none of Newcastle Square Realty's Brokers grandchildren work here, we do have a 30 year span in the ages of our 16 full time brokers. So, when there is a change in technology for the office the ability and enthusiasm for dealing with that change is varied and quite interesting.
The other day Bill Byrnes, one of our more "experienced" Brokers, decided it was time to convert his laptop computer so that he could take advantage of our office's wireless technology. He was led to believe by a young clerk at the local electronics store that this was a simple procedure, he only needed to purchase a PC MIA card, install some software and he would be wireless in less than 10 minutes. HA! Before he completed the process he began getting pop up messages that reminded him of his limitations with technology. Fortunately, Tom Field a slightly less "experienced" (and thus technology savvy) Broker, walked by Bills office just as Bill was about to have an anxiety attack. After about 20 minutes of diagnostics Tom had Bills laptop pulling in the wireless signal loud and clear. Now that's the teamwork we're famous for here at Newcastle Square Realty!
Judging from this photo, Bill either had little interest in the details or total confidence in Tom's technological prowess!
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